Canopy construction



July 28, 1953 T. T. DANCIART CANOPY CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 22. 1950 Ill- K Pd ZSnventor, I/IwMIMI/Ya/AQT Patented July 28, 1953 Danciart; Alhambra-Cant; assignoi'.

Calif.,;a corpo-s'.

'-Theodoi'e to state :Mfge'iCm; Los Angeles,' ;ra1tion;o California:

Tl'iis'invention relate and more particularly canopy covers tent qemrimnae Q l.

o -t'; r; Fig. '3 is' an xploded viewoffia' fastenerin posi.-' be attachedit'othe' i'nner fold of the canop frame members, wmch membersare usua iy niade ofyang'le iroii'," icy-providingtne can'cpy cvcc with o en gs'cams or 'chanii'elsthroiigh which Y the -fro'nt andrea'r ca o y rmine" member :"arc 'a'pa's'sed; This isanawkward'ana sometime ifficu1t op'erl ati'on. "In factf the canopy --fabric is sometimes torn-during this' o'peration partic'ularly i iine 5 1-;-'-5=of' Fig". 3,;andishowingithe fastenerlate stances iii'which the canopy fabr ic is weathertached' o'the fold of'the'oanopy cover xand" j beaten I or WOrnL-L- -The frontand f'rear canopy -Fi'g 6is a'icrossesectionof amodification ofqmy framememberS *are then invention-iniwhichino :backing plate is'gused'.i :1, parts of the-canopyfframe'. l Referring?toiFigfl -of ther'dr'awings; theinm 1 Anbbject Of'my' invention is to provide acan' inerals l9 and lil'designateithe conventionalfront opyi construction in which th'e canopy cover-may and crear canopy Lframe members -which (are beeattached to or remo vedi-from'the canopy frame usually-inade of angleiron. Insteadcf providing members 1-:Wit out" 'idisassemblingr-"the canopy the icanopy-Tcoveri |2;with= open echannelstadapted frame;f w i. it: to receive the frontiand reanframemembers IE! Another objectlof-rm'y inv'entionlistdprovideia and; I I; at said" placesrzthe ycanopyqfabricxjli is canopy construction in which thecanopy cove'ris providedawith dependingwfoldszll and l 3, .-thatvis, provided withfrallongitudinaliyndepending: tfold, longitudinally folded-:over portions,i:l.7,- I8j Band andeiasteners :secured vto;the:dependingqfoldg :l6.'.-t ::Ther:canopy cover 12, maybe providedwith which fastenersare adapted tojbereadily'pushed the-usual: open channel [9 on the back-abottompf, on, the front, and rear-:canopyirame-membersi'ie; the; canopy rcover, which: channel; is adapted to ,Another object ofrmyeinventionisgtozprovldeza receive the'zusual rod 2-0;-Which serves asla-gwei ht canopyconstructionwhich is easyandconvenient '5 k gp l'the. canopy a -cover from flapping; The to assemblega-nd .diSfiSSBIIlbIGLf-l 55;. folds I3 and M are provided so that fastenerszl v Another, object; ,oef'lmyisinventio t0 provideaa an: be; securedfitoi $1116 a can py over 4.2 wi hout canopy cover with fastening means which;,:is r atin cr s LinsthQ an pyri b icndc rk adapted to be secured to the cano fabric at the enforcethecanopy fabricatz he.'pQ nts'orattach- Qto f 57E. m n L- 5;-

1: The iastenersz; [comprise an attachingplate; providedwithmeans for securingEthe-plateto the an exploded 'viewzof a. tached to -theo'uter fold: of 2th canopy Fig.5 5' a crcss secticntaken ger'iea-ily mm ured to th'e other Another object of my invention is to provide a fastener whichlis adapted to liesecureditoza'icanopy' cover, and whichis slidable onjhe canopy epend n -fo1d--Qf thev re opye b c-a dr m a frame members in 'order" to" compensate for foratt hingtheplate to the canopy frame memshrinkage or expansion ofth'e' canopy cover-5f bers and a1backingplate-{Miboth o f which; plates Anotherobject of-my inventio'rifis to provide a m y be. m dep etm tal- 7 s 'an-instanceof fastener havingmeans'for securing it to the-canthis arran emfin lit ee tach ne lat ZZci D 70: opy-cover and means for at-tachment to the'eanvid dzw ma ne q tmoreprongs 23 which may be opy frame members. stamped out of themairr portion 2 4 f the plate Anotherobject-ofmy-inven-tionis to prov ;a a dzwit a fq ded-ov r portionprtonguezi which fastener which is economical and easy to conis in spaqed elat qna th t e--m-ainportionq24. struct. The backing plate 26, which prevents the prongs My invention has many other objects, advan- 23 from tearing the canopy folds I3 and I4, is tages, and features, some of'which, with the forep vi d h Slots 21 through Which th prongs going, will be set forth in the following descrip- 5 23 e adapted to P j I prefer to provide the tion where I shall outline certain forms of my backing plate 26 with additional slots 28 in order invention, which I have selected for illustration to provide slots for the pron s 23 when the backin the drawings accompanying and forming a ing plate 26 is in either of two positions. part of the present specification. Although the fasteners may be secured to the Referringtothe drawings: canopy covers in any desired manner, I prefer to secure the fasteners 2| to the folds I3 and I4 in such a manner that the tongues 25 of the fasteners on one of said folds are on the opposite side of the tongues 25 of the fasteners on the other of said folds. In other words, either in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or in a position in which the fasteners 2| are secured to the front fold I4 in the manner in which the fasteners are secured to the rear fold I3 in said figures, and in which the fasteners 2| are secured to the rear fold I 3 in the manner in which I the fasteners are secured to the front fold I4. in said figures.

As an instance of this arrangement, the fasteners 2| are secured on the rear fold t3 insuch a manner that the tongues 25 are on the front side of the fold I3, that is, in the manner shown In the modification of my invention shown in Fig. 6, I omit the backing plate 26. In those instances, the plates 22 are secured to the de pending folds I3 and I4 by forcing the prongs 23 through the fabric and then forcing the prongs 23 over against the fabric. However, in order to provide a sturdier construction, in order to prevent the prongs 23 from tearing the folds I3 and I4, and for appearance purposes, I prefer to use the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the

- 1, uses, advantages, and operation of my invention in Figs. 3 and 5. After the attaching plate 22" is positioned on the front side of the fold I3 and the backing plate'26 is positioned on the back side of the fold I3, said parts are secured together by forcing the prongs 23 through the fold I3, and the slots 21, and then forcing the prongs 23 over against the backing plate 26 as shown in Fig. 5. In this arrangement, the fasteners 21 are secured on the front fold it in such a manner that the tongues 25 are on the rear side of the fold I4, that is, in the manner shown in- Fig. 4. After the attaching plate 22 is positioned on the rear side of the fold l4 and the backing plate 26 is positioned on the front side of the fold I4, said parts are secured together by forcing the prongs 23 through the fold l4 and the slots 21, and then forcing the prongs 23 over against the backing plate 26.

Although I prefer to provide each of the depending folds i'3. and I4 with four fasteners 2i, obviously, the depending folds may be provided with any desired number of fasteners, depending upon the length of the canopy and other factors. The fasteners ZI are preferably secured to the canopy, cover at the factory.

After the canopy frame members It and l I are completely assembled, the canopy cover i2 may be easily and readily secured to said members by merely pushing the fasteners 2 I on said frame members from the bottom edges of said members. Obviously, if desired, the canopy cover I2 may be secured to the angle iron members [0 and H before the canopy frame is completely assembled.

It will be seen that the fasteners 2| are slidable on the frame members It] and II from one position to another, and therefore the position of the canopy cover I2 with respect to said members may be easily adjusted to compensate for shrinkage or expansion of the canopy fabric.

In instances in which the front and rear canopy frame members Ill and I! are composed in part of straight vertical members, the fasteners 2i may be secured to the folds I3 and I4 in such a manner that the tongues 25 project from the upper portion of the attaching plates 22. In such instances, the fasteners 2'I are adapted to be pushed on the frame members I0 and II from the upper edges of said member.

m Number will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which-the invention appertains. While I have described two embodiments of my inven- "tionjI desire to have it understood that the forms shown are merely illustrative and that the invention is not to be limited to the details disclosed herein, but is to be accorded the full scope of the appended clainr I claim: r

A fastener for attaching a canvas canopy to a-frame member, com-prising: a rectangular backing plate having a pair of longitudinally aligned, spaced rectangular slots therein, the longer edges of which extend in parallel relationship to the longer edges of said backing plate, a complemen-taryrectangular attaching plate having a pairof pointed prongs integral therewith and extending laterally from the plane thereof, both ofsaid prongs initially lying in a plane which is; generally normal to the plane of said attaching plate and parallel to the longer edges thereof, said prongs being positioned to be received in said slots in said backing-plate and to be folded against said backing plate to retain said plates in assembled relationship, and a tongue integral with said attaching plate", said tongue having a shankportion extending from one of the longer edges of said attaching plate in a direction opposite to the direction of said prongs and in generally parallel relationship to the plane in which said prongs initially lie, and said tongue terminating in an end portion which is laterally spaced from and generally parallel to said attaching plate, whereby application of force to said" tongue'in a direction at a right angle to the lower edges of said plates will result in distribution of the stresses applied to canvas positioned between said plates and pierced by said prongs.

- I THEODORE T. DANCIART.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED f STATES PATENTS Name Date- Lettre May 30, 1905 Kass Oct. 20, 1931 Edelheit May 22, 1934 Edelheit Mar. 12, 1935 Lefiert .Nov. 26, 1985 Ripley Aug. 30, 1949 

